Roger Désormière
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Roger Désormière was a French conductor. He was an enthusiastic champion of contemporary composers, but also conducted performances of early eighteenth century French music.
Roger Désormière
Pelléas et Mélisande (opera)
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Pelléas et Mélisande is an opera in five acts with music by Claude Debussy. The French libretto was adapted from Maurice Maeterlinck's symbolist play of the same name. It premiered at the Salle Favart
Roger Désormière
…as Partie de campagne, Remorques, La Belle et la bête, and La Beauté du diable. He conducted the first complete recording of Claude Debussy's opera Pelléas et Mélisande, the sessions taking place in the Salle de l'Ancien Conservatoire, Paris, from 24 April to 26 May 1941, during the Nazi occupation, with the 20-record…
Poster by Georges Rochegrosse for the premiere
Maurice Maeterlinck
The first Mélisande, Mary Garden
Jean Périer as Pelléas